HOTS 24 HOUR UPDATE more fun than any human has ever had.as favorable as the weather was yesterday,last night made up for it.a lovely weather pattern settled on the hotsers….the inland hurricane pattern.a huge mass of air is making a giant circle around somewhere in central missouruh,dipping down to the gulf to collect millions of tons of waterand then dropping that on western kentucky and southern illinois on the way upcircling over missouruh and heading Read more…
local people who find out about the race by meeting the runners or by word of mouth, and perform acts of kindness giving the runners food or water, putting a cooler out by the road with treats in it, or other such acts of kindness… . are road angels. and they bring magic to the race. . ultrarunners who read about the race, figure out where the runners are and rush in from out of Read more…
sorry for another late update, but we went down to the ferry to watch the drama as closing time neared. we just missed seeing the ferry leave with crystal wheatley and kate sidoli as two women led the way to the ferry over an hour before closing. . while we watched the ferry returning from dropping off the women first james turner, and then just before the ferry got back michael wilson arrived at the Read more…
what a relief it had to be when we finally set the hotsers out beside the road, and they could begin the long trek to the rock. . the excitement of the 400 crowd was palpable as they clambered up the grassy knoll and started across the bill emerson bridge over the miss’ippi. and it was a pretty grand sight, as they began stringing out even as we drove past them to ferry the 350 Read more…
twas the night before bus ride and all thru the motel not a runner was sleeping all preparing for hell. the backpacks they filled up with exquisite care in hopes that the things they need all would be there. the runners were tossing restless in their beds while visions of slim jims danced in their heads. and jan in the meatwagon and i in my car. were hoping the quitters would not be too far.
jameela struggled at the gate before going around the right side….and then continuing to the right towards the cliffs on the other side of castle rock.carl ran her down and stopped her before she reached themand she returned to the gatewhere she is now lying on the ground.,shenoa caught mauricio after the top of sand mountain and they are now together..jameelah is 1.3 miles from the finishshenoa and mauricio around 3 miles…..dont know if any Read more…
there is no more insane time than the last night of the vol state.we are down to 3 runners now:jameelah mujaahid:after seeing her on the tracker going back and forth trying to find the turn onto castle rock roadwe drove out and pointed out the turn.she is now on castle rock road..if she can find her way past the gate,which has become progressively more difficult for each finishershe should finish..mauricio sanchez:under 4 miles from the Read more…
all day the runners have been arriving at the rock.so many happy facesso many personal victories….so many reasons that people choose to face the vol state.it is impossible not to feel renewed by the joy at the finish lineas each runner comes intakes their seat on the thrownand tells their stories.there is laughterthere are tears.chapters are added to the decades of vol state history.and new members initiated into the family of 314..there is a little Read more…